Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

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Thirty tenement hou es in the sixth dis
trict of the old City of Jefferson. La, wero
burned on the 18th ult Loss $4,000
The treasury department has decided
that good intended for the Minneapolis
exposition ay come in free of duty.
The United States supreme court has
adjourned until Octoter. No decision was
reached in the famou, telephone suit.
Amy Avant colored woman Of Colum.
bus :. C., d ed May TN, aged l92 years.
Her age Is well at:ested by family records
| Lewis b. ent, FOR over ~ years one Of
the best known circus managers in this
country, died in New York on the 29th
ut
The general executive board of the
knight of labor have decided TO personal
" investigate the strike in the coke
regions.
Yellow fever has caused a feeling of un-
rest in Key West, Florida, and many IRE
'eeing the city. a number Of deaths have
occurred
An explosion of natural gas occurred in
the Su,quehanna mine at Nanticoke Pa,
the other day, and three miners were fatal
ly burned
The board of regents of the Grant mem
orial university of Tenn, has conferred
the degree of Doctor of Laws upon Geo
w. Childs.
A serious wreck occurred on the Hous-
tan Texas railway between Waxahachie
and Garrett. and the engineer and fireman
were killed
1t is said that President and Mrs Cleve-
a
mansion In All any on their return from
the Adirondacks.
Restrictions against American tugs in
Canadian waters is TO be removed as the
result of the correspondence between the
two governments.
Col. j. ;. Herrick, pioneer journalist
and payma ter during the war. and
personal friend of Presidant Garfield died
in Cincinnati recently.
Later particulars from the express rob.
lery on the Internal onal d Great North
ern road at Mcneil Station, Texas state
that the amount stolen is e,timated at
$4,000
Street car stables and other property in
New York City was destroyed by fire on
the 9th ult entailing a loss of SlO0),Oo0.
One thousand six hundred horses were
burned.
DR.. T. :. Dabney, member Of the board
Of medical examiners in the general pen
sion office hasre ilned. Dabney is charged
with having been a guard in Andersonvile
prison during the war
he first train on the Canadian Pacific
railroad reached the Vancouver terminus
May -. Hitherto trains stopped at New
Westm mister The was great celebration
over tie completion of the line
The supreme court has affirmed the
validity of the Greene drive well'
patent, which decision renders all users OF
driven wells not authorized under the
Greene patent liable TO damages.
An open switch caused tie wreck OF d
freight train thirteen miles east Of Minot
Mimi, on the 9th ult. The engine and
nine cars were ditched, and engineer Mill
er and brakeman Brainerd killed
Gen. L. ;. Grant post, G. A r., adopted
resolutions commencing the action Of the
president in vetoing the dependent pen
sion bill. The president has written a let
expressing his pleasure over their action
Morcom l.. Segiun, manager OF the Phil
y
together with about $500 of the firms
money. Segiun is only % years old. His
flight has completely broken up the bust
ness.
John Fall and his wife Of Jefferson town
ship, Iowa were murdered on the eth ult
and after the bloody deed had been done
the assassin set fire TO the house, The
remains were burned almost beyond rec
ignition.
Maj. Ben: Perley Poore, the widely
known journalist and newspaper CORES
pendent, died at the Ebbitt house in Wash.
ington on the 18th ult The remains OF the
dead journalist were taken to Boston
for interment.
mob of Negro and Hungarian striker
attacked coke workers at Jimtown and
Dawson, Pa, using clubs and pistols.
Several persons were seriously injured
and property valued at thousands of
dollars destroyed.
plan is being considered by the mem
bers of the Pennsylvania coke syndicate
to introduce new men in the coke regions
Several meetings of the syndicate opera
tors have been held in Pittsburgh, and
the matter is being thoroughly canvassed.
Chsr,es Dams lien % Canton Ohio went
home drunk the other night, and picking
up knife murdered his wife by stabbing
her in the throat and breast. He says she
drove him to the deed because she joined !
the salvation army.
The will OF the late Washington c. De |
paw has been probated. IL bequeaths
$1,000 geo to his family, and the residue OF |
his estate estimated at sj0OOO0o, is devot-
ed 20 benevolent and educational pur-
poses, including bequsst of 81, 025, 900 to |
Depauw university.
The President has appointed l.. w. Reid |
OF Virginia, to be a, assistant register Of
the treasury: T.. Henry Lacomb Of New
York City, to be additional circuit judge